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Fix Our Energy Addiction
Metropolis Next Generation
2009 Design Competition
It is a stark reality
that at the outskirts of many of our cities today there is an anomaly –
that of the edge condition where farmland/vacant land adjoins suburban
life. It is at this junction, this milieu where there is opportunity to
create a dialogue and exploit the possibilities. It is a fact that
architecture is connected to the earth both literally and figuratively
and thus the surface of the earth is the canvas of the architect.
It is our responsibility to strengthen our effectiveness within our most
intimate environment. The point of departure for this project involves
the process of mapping. It is through this process that the issues at hand
are defined not by simply tracing the existing conditions but by exaggerating
the issues in order to better understand and explore the possibilities
of what might be.
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